Reagan : American icon / Iwan Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Iwan W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reagan, Ronald.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States--History--1969---Biography.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, photographs

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

Place of Publication:

London, England : I.B. Tauris, 2019.

Summary:

Ronald Reagan is one of the most important--and arguably most successful--presidents in modern American history. He is broadly credited with renewing American prosperity in the wake of the most miserable economic era since the 1930s, laying the foundations for Cold War victory and doing much to bring about the late twentieth century shift to the right in American politics. In this book, Iwan Morgan presents the first thoroughly-researched biography of Reagan, based on original materials and first-hand interviews. He plots a chronological path through Reagan's life beginning with his childhood and early years in Illinois, through his Hollywood career, his emergent Republicanism and his election as governor of California, before acceding to the presidency in 1981. In office, Morgan assesses Reagan's economic and foreign policies, as well as his idealization of the constitution and his near-impeachment over the Iran-Contra affair.

Contents:

Young Dutch

Rising Star

Falling Star

Right Star

California Governor

Right Man

Mr. President

Pragmatic Conservative

Cold Warrior

Morning Man

Imperial President

Summit Negotiator

Epilogue: History Man.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350987708

1350987700

9781786720504

1786720507

9781786730503

1786730502

OCLC:

1128165586